Help at beginning airlines

[Exangelus]

Thanks alot everybody I'm currently 3rd in PAX count and 8th in value and steady climbing but I've come to another problem.
I currently have 5 bases: Tokyo Narita, Rome Leonardo, Manchester, Paris Orly and London stansted. I can either make another
base in a other continent or two more in Europe.
I operate 23 F100's(10 leased) in Europe, 2 MD90 from Tokyo, 8 737-300's(6 leased) 50/50 in Europe and Tokyo, 2 737-200 leased in Europe and a single A340(leased) for ICA.
Now I'm considering the following options:
- Start replacing all leases for own versions of the same plane and maybe replace the leased F100's with 737 or MD90's with +- 25% higher pax cap.
- Start two more bases in Europe and buy a whole new load of F100's or 737/MD90's to operate from those airports to all european destinations.
- Start LH routes out of Tokyo and Europe(maybe open a new base in Asia or the USA) and also between those with any LH plane: 747, 757, 767, 777, A330, A340, MD11?

Please advice 

[Cheung Airlines]

I'ld say 1 or 2 is the best, determining on the lease rates of the F-100s and 737s.

If the 737 or the F-100 is over 2 to 3 mil per month, I'ld prefer replace some of them and stick onto option 2

If all of their leases werent really expensive, go for option 2

IF you really insisted to do option 3, REMEMBER, only use B-767-200ER (a certain engine varient will get you over 7000nm)

EDIT: Get rid of the A-340 as soon as possible if youre running LH routes with it.

[Exangelus]

I'ld say 1 or 2 is the best, determining on the lease rates of the F-100s and 737s.

If the 737 or the F-100 is over 2 to 3 mil per month, I'ld prefer replace some of them and stick onto option 2

If all of their leases werent really expensive, go for option 2

IF you really insisted to do option 3, REMEMBER, only use B-767-200ER (a certain engine varient will get you over 7000nm)

EDIT: Get rid of the A-340 as soon as possible if youre running LH routes with it.

Thanks Got rid of the A340. Now the question is that if I start replacing should I replace the F100/737's for jets with more(200~ pax) instead of 130~ or is that unneccesary?

[Cheung Airlines]

Planes with 200 + pax will actually give you a lower DOC due to higher MX cost and lower ticket income.
So, I think 737-400 or A-320 (~180 pax) will be better than planes like 757-200 (~220 pax).

[pseudoswede]

You need to play around with the planes from each base to determine which plane is best for you--that is which ones would make the most profit. And 200-pax planes are absolute overkill for all but the biggest domestic routes. From your bases, the A320 would also be overkill except to 350k airports.

[Cheung Airlines]

Rome/Tokyo/Paris: Use A-320 for routes to 100k + airports, B-733/F-100 for 50/100k airports
London/Manchester: Use A-320 for routes to 150k+ airports, B-733/F-100 for 50/100/150k airports

I think it should be fine.

[Exangelus]

I'm anti airbus(I know it's childish) so I decided to order 4 737-400's to test them on all sorts of routes. If they are overkill I will probably go for 737-300's with 30 pax more than the F100. I currently have 10 leased F100's and 6 leased 737's which I will replace first with either the 733 or 734. Also bought a single 757 which is now running routes to the middle east from Paris. It makes 300k on 3x 0.5 routes to Dubai, Jeddah and some other saudi arabian airport. Thinking of eventually purchasing more 757's for such routes(mediumhaul I guess it is?) as I don't think I can make more profit on longhaul routes with bigger a/c like the 767/777 and A340.

[Cheung Airlines]

Well, the downside for being anti-airbus is a 40-knots-slower speed. However, it will look better when other player view your airline.

300k is not really a great number (to be honest). Once the 757 gets old, the MX cost will increase and soon the plane itself would become inprofitable. I would rather spend the price of a 757 to more 737-400s.

I am not opposing what youve done, but if you dont have much time to play on AM, it may not be a totally bad idea.

[Exangelus]

The 757 was a test, I will wait at least a few days to see how it works out and you will probably be proven right.
I must say I've been stupid as I thought 'damn those 30 knots, I'll take the boeings' and when I start to calculate:
24 game hours * 30 knots = 720nm that's like one normal european route worth between 50-90k. So I lose around 70k a plane a rl hour that * 4 737-400's I bought makes 280k lose a hour!!!!! Goddam, I won't be so dumb next time!